Hood fastener



N. w. CUMMINS July 13 HOOD FASTENER Filed 001:. 9. 1925 abtozmugd .Patented July 13. 1526. v

UNITED STATES OFFICE.

NORMAN W. CUMMINS, OF PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN.

HOOD FASTENER.

Application filed October 9, 1925. Serial 1W0. 61,512.

This invention relates to a hood fastener and has special reference to that class-of devices located outside of a hood wall for holding it in a closed and clamped position .5 so that it cannotbecome accidentally dis element provided with a compressible bufier that is placed in an active wall clamping position when the clamping element is shifted by virtue of a catch element adjustably mounted thereon and adapted. for

hooked engagementwith the hood wall to maintain the buffer under compression so that the h ood wallcannot accidentally shift.

My invention will be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed, and refer-.

' as ence will now be had to the drawing, where- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hood fastener;

Fig. 2 isa' vertical sectional View of the same; and

Fig. 3'is a plan of the hood fastener.

In the drawing, the reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle frame or sill member about which may be attached a fender apron 2 as having a stop flange 3 or the stop flange may bemounted directly on the frame 1 to serve as an abutment for the lower edge of- Mounted in the ears 5 of the bearing is a pivot pin 20 and pivotally mounted on said in is a hooked shaped clamping member' to avin a long arm 6, a substantially U- shape portion or return bend 7, and a short arm 8 terminating in a bill or tang 9. This clamping member may be made froma rigid rod bent to provide the hooked shaped configuration, and said clamping member is pivotally mounted in the bearing with its short arm adapted to confront the hood wall 4.

Suitably mounted on the bill or tang 9 of the clamping member is acompressible buffer 10 made of rubber, leather or other yieldable material, said buffer having a button or semispherical configuration so that a portion thereof maybe compressed against Y Q the hood wall 4 to hold said hood wall in engagement with the stop flange 3. The natural configuration of the bufler has been indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2 where the buffer is shown under compression.

The long arm 6 of the clamping membe has its upper end upset or otherwise shaped, as at 11 for a spring abutment 12 and encircling the long arm of said clamping member is a coiled expansion spring 13 housed within a cylinder or barrel-1d. Mounted on the end of the cylinder or barrel 14 are a detachable end cap 15 and a detachablecatch element 16. Any suitable means may be employed for detachably mounting or fixing the cap 15 and the catch element 16 on the ends of the cylinder 1 1 so long as the cap 15 serves as an opposing spring abutment whereby the expansive force of the spring 13 will at all times hold the cylinder and its catch element in a retracted position relative to the clamping element, yet permit of the catch element and its cylinder being shifted when occasion requires. The catch element 16 includes a suitable handle or grip 17 in opposed relation to a hook 18 which is adapted to engage in a substantially cup shaped keeper'19, carried by the hood wall 4 in position to be engaged when the hood fastener is swung into an active position for holding the hood'wall, as shown in Fig. 2.

The expansive force of the spring 13-produces downward pressureofthe hook 18 on the keper 19 sothat the hood wall 4 is held down in a closed position. This maintains the cylinder 151 approximately in parallel with the hood wall 4 andthe forcible hooked .en agement of the element 16 and the hood wal causes the buffer 10 to be held under compression so hat there is practically no chance for the 00d wall 4 tomove away from the stop flange 3.

To release the hood fastener it is only necessary to all upwardl on the handle or grip 17 and t en outward y so that the hook 18 clears the keeper 19. This outward movement of the upper end of the hood fastener has impetus imparted thereto by the buffer 10 expanding, and when the hood fastener is tilted outwardly and downwardly on its pivot there is suflicient clearance for the hood wall 4 to be raised and opened.

I attach considerable importance to the simplicity of construction entering into my artlcle of manufacture, because thereis no complicated and expensive linkage to accomplish the double clamping action of my fastener relative to the hood wall.

The stop flange 3 constitutes an abutment purpose.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes as are permissible by the appended clalms. v i

What I claim is 1. In a hood fastener, a hood wall adapted to engage a stop member, a keeper on said hood wall, a rigid hook shaped member pivotally supported outside said hood wall, a catch element adjustable on said hook shaped member adapted to be placed in engagement with said keeper, and a buffer on the hook shaped member laced under compression agamst the hoo' wall by engagement of said catch element with said keeper to retain said hood wall against said stop member.

2. In an outside hood fastener wherein a hood wall is adapted to be clamped down and against a stop member,-and wherein a catch element is placed in hooked engagement with the hood wall to effect such clamping actionragainst the stop member supporting means for said catch element, sai means comprising a one piece rigid member having an inward return bend by which said member is pivotally supported adjacent the hood wall, and a compressible bufier on the return bend of said member adapted to be placed under compression against the hood wall.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

NORMAN W. CUMMINS. 

